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This document summarizes the design of the Atria and PRL low-cost housing project in Ahmedabad, India from 1957. The architect, Balkrishna Doshi, designed the housing using cheap local materials and natural ventilation. Each unit was oriented north-south for cross ventilation and included verandas, gardens, and pivoting doors for airflow. Each dwelling consisted of a single room divided by a movable partition, with an outdoor court and separate toilet. The vaulted design provided shade and shelter while maintaining a low scale feel between units.

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Case Study

This document summarizes the design of the Atria and PRL low-cost housing project in Ahmedabad, India from 1957. The architect, Balkrishna Doshi, designed the housing using cheap local materials and natural ventilation. Each unit was oriented north-south for cross ventilation and included verandas, gardens, and pivoting doors for airflow. Each dwelling consisted of a single room divided by a movable partition, with an outdoor court and separate toilet. The vaulted design provided shade and shelter while maintaining a low scale feel between units.

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Atria(Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association) and PRL

Low-Cost Housing
Ahmedabad, India. 1957
Architect: BalkrishnaDoshi

Design Strategy
 Made with cheap local materials and of natural ventilation.
 With parallel walls and vaults
 The units were aligned north-south to minimise the hard effects of afternoon sun,
and verandas were provided back and front: these could be used for sleeping in the
summer. Each house had its own garden.
 Vertical slots with pivoting doors were included for cross ventilation.
 Each dwelling is given a single room, divided by a movable partition, with a court to
the rear, and a toilet beyond that. Drains could then be conveniently located along a
single line between back to back courts.
 The vaults project forward slightly as deep arches. This helped to shade the
facades, engenders a sense of shelter, and provide a low scale to the spaces
between the entrances to the dwellings.
 ATIRA houses have taken on the character of a small village, including alleyways
and informal meeting places. The architecture itself maintains a restrained
geometrical order capable of adaptation.

“Ultimately yo do not notice my buildings as being dominant. What you notice is


that life goes on around them” — BalkrishnaDoshi.

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